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Cultivation

Fresh market use

Labeling a variety as intended for fresh market use indicates that priority is given to appearance, organoleptic properties, and fruit texture during breeding. Such varieties require specific agronomic practices with an emphasis on maintaining harvest integrity and marketable yield.

Mentioned in descriptions 38 375 varieties reference book.

Varieties for fresh market use are characterized by an attractive shape, color, balanced flavor, and tender flesh texture. During the breeding process, preference is given to visual appeal and gastronomic quality, although such varieties often have thinner skin and are less adapted to mechanized harvesting.

Cultivation of these varieties requires particular attention to product preservation, as the presence of defects such as dents, scratches, or sunburn significantly reduces market value. To achieve a high marketable yield, additional agronomic techniques are applied, including fruit thinning and careful monitoring of mineral nutrition, which ensures fruit uniformity in size and quality.

Selecting a variety for fresh market sale implies the necessity of careful manual harvesting and cautious logistics. Unlike processing varieties, which are focused on gross mass and processing metrics, table varieties require greater investment in post-harvest handling, packaging, and sorting, but provide higher added value when sold through retail or markets.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Fresh Apple Consumption 1 299 Fresh Market Tomato 1 136 Fresh Market Pepper 702 Fresh Market Cucumber 460 Fresh Consumption of Pears 427 Fresh Consumption of Lettuce 382 Fresh Market Consumption — White Cabbage 363 Fresh market peach consumption 343 Fresh Consumption of Plum 332 Fresh Market Sweet Cherry Consumption 330 Fresh market carrot consumption 319 Fresh market consumption of bean 284 Fresh Market Consumption of Peas 249 Fresh Consumption of Apricots 208 Fresh table grape consumption 189 Fresh Market Consumption of Figs 166 Fresh Potato Consumption 158 Fresh Market Use — Cauliflower 153 Fresh Market Consumption — Garden Strawberry 137 Fresh Market Consumption — Onion 121 Fresh table grape consumption 114 Fresh market consumption of melon 114 Fresh Consumption of Gooseberry 107 Fresh Market Raspberry 105

Found in these crops

Tomato 1 719 Apple 1 271 Bell pepper 985 Lettuce 784 Cucumber 588 Carrot 494 White cabbage 468 Peach 433 European pear 401 Common bean 399 Potato 374 Sweet cherry 358

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Brauno

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

CZ
1 record

Casper F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

UA
1 record

Caspar F1

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UA
1 record

ALMANZORO

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

UA
2 records

Boxer

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

NL
1 record

Carmina

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

PL
1 record

Bacuni

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

RO
1 record

CARME VERMELLA

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

ES
1 record

BOTINEČKA ŽUTA

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za povrćarstvo (HR)

HR
1 record

Boston F1

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

UA
1 record

Bosc kobak

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

HU
1 record

Cannonao

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

IT
1 record

Cachticka

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

SK
1 record

Avalon

Active

Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica · Plum

NL
1 record

Can

Active

Rosa canina L. · common briar

RO
1 record

CAMPENY MORADA

Application submitted

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

ES
1 record

Bojník

Protection expired

Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry

SK
1 record

Berło NOE

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

PL
1 record

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